Thanks JR - I wonder if you can advise as to a rule of thumb in dating a marriage record. For example Jose married in 1857, in looking for his parent's marriage, what dates would you start with? I'm thinking that a start should be made around 1825 to 1835. Appreciate your thoughts about that.
Also an interesting bit of information that we gleaned from a diary written by May Andre, daughter of Manuel and Gloria. In it she reports that several of her ancestors on both maternal and paternal sides had blue or green eyes, and one was reported to have red hair. Do you think that this information could have any research implications? Or perhaps indicated northern or central European roots? The Andre name continues to be a puzzle. Two records that we found in the Azores called Manuel's grandfather Jose Jacintho Andre, and those were two of Manuel and Gloria's children in reference to their paternal ggf. All the other kids baptismals just call him Jose Jacintho, as does the marriage record you translated some time back for us. Still, we were pleased to find some reference which told us that it was not just something they adopted upon arrival in the US. Regards, Marcia On Nov 18, 12:59 pm, JR <jro...@rogers.com> wrote: > These are common but interesting names. I am pretty sure you will > connect with somebody on this list sooner or later. Barbosa, in > particular, can be traced to one or two families in the area of Vila > Franca. I have been following your postings, and I am still hopeful > that you may have a connection to my Andre Pacheco, or Andre Rodrigues > line of Lomba da Maia. One sibling disappeared off the radar, but I > believe he married in Agua de Pau, had some children in Ponta Garca > and then probably emigrated. Just a hunch, mind you. You never know > what names Azoreans will adopt. > > If were you I would go after the marriages first. That way you will > know when to search for baptisms and there will be greater likelihood > you will connect sooner to someone. > > JR -- To unsubscribe from this group, send email to azores+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. Follow the confirmation directions when they arrive. For more options, such as changing to List, Digest, Abridged, or No Mail (vacation) mode, log into your Google account and visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Azores. Click in the blue area on the right that says "Join this group" and it will take you to "Edit my membership."
